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Guide to Placement of Wood, Boulders and Gravel for Habitat Restoration
This guide has been developed to facilitate the placement of large wood, boulders and gravel in a manner consistent with these principles...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Taking Care of Streams in Jackson County
A brochure detailing information on what you can do to help keep riparian areas in Jackson County, OR healthy, and healthy riparian areas...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Caring for Streams: Conserving, Restoring and Enhancing Stream Habitat in Southern Oregon
If you live in the Illinois Valley, chances are you live close to a river or stream. These waterways natural beauties and are part of...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Oregon Riparian Assessment Framework
The purpose of this document is two-fold: to provide guidance for 1) assessing riparian conditions, functions, processes, and management...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Guide to Native Riparian Trees and Shrub Planting
A concise guide to planting native riparian trees and shrubs, including when to plant, how to plant, planting bailed or burlapped trees...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Managing Himalayan Blackberry in western Oregon riparian areas
Listed as a noxious weed in Oregon, Himalayan blackberry rapidly occupies disturbed areas, is very difficult to eradicate once...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Controlling Himalayan Blackberry in the Pacific Northwest
This guide to Himalayan Blackberry includes information on species description, origin and habitat, reproduction and basic ecology,...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


A Guide to Riparian Tree Planting in Southwest Oregon
This publication is a step-by-step guide to riparian tree planting in interior southwest Oregon, including Jackson and Josephine counties...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


A Guide to Riparian Tree and Shrub Planting in the Willamette Valley: Steps to Success
This guide describes six steps to help landowners, watershed council members, agency personnel, and others communicate about, plan, and...

Kathryn Prive
Jan 7, 20191 min read


Vernal Pool Mapping & Species Distribution in the Rogue River Valley
Here are two reports covering vernal pool lidar mapping vernal pool species distribution work in the Rogue River Valley. Mapping and Assessment of Mounded Vernal Pool Habitat in the Rogue River Valley of Southwest Oregon Authors: Keith Perchemlides, Groundtruth Ecological, and Cam Patterson, CC Patterson & Associates for the US Fish and Wildlife Service Date: 2023 The Rogue River Valley of southwestern Oregon hosts a unique and beautiful complex of vernal pool and ephemeral w


RNPP 2025 Update
In this post: Our Accomplishments since 2016. Only the start! Pruning back . Tuula says goodbye. Next Steps & Reflections. Where the...


Native Seeds in Restoration: Garlic Mustard Treatment Part 2 – Seed Mix & Site Prep
In fall of 2022 RNPP measured out a couple of vegetable-garden sized squares of bare earth along the Rogue River and initiated the trial...
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